Friday: 5:45 AM Bike Class and Maybe Ivan and the Cat are in Cahoots

This morning when my alarm went off at 5:00 AM, I hopped out of bed enthusiastically to head out to my last bike class of the series. When I arrived at the class, I realized that I am having real difficulty with bike motivation. There was a feeling of dread as I hooked my bike to the trainer and suited up in my shoes. I enjoy swimming. I enjoy running. Why is it that I have such antipathy for the bike? It is just that I seem not to be improving and I seem not to be falling in love with the bike any more. I do WANT to improve, and I think that Todd, who teaches my bike class, is three kinds of fabulous. When I see my bike, however, I am confronted with serious dread. Anyway, I did get through the class with lots of one leg drills where I could only keep my RPMs at like 87. This guy in my class though, Ashley Dewberry, kept his at 122. 122 can you believe it? He also runs a three hour marathon. Will he go pro? What else can you do with that sort of massive athletic ability? Surely, this means you are going to the Olympics.

Anyway, I made it through class. At the end, Todd asked me if I was signing up for the next session, to which I replied, "I really don't want to. I want to take 5 weeks off." We all know, however, that after 5 weeks, I will be worse and everyone who did sign up for the next session will be better, so that when I do go back I will be worse and more discouraged. SO, I should sign up for the next session, but I must think about this for a while. I did like burning 2000 calories before 7:30 in the morning. Todd is super. I am so talking myself into it.

After bike class, I got ready to go to a women's Christmas coffee, so headed into town and had a lovely time. I also bought Ivan a pair of knee socks at Helen's, for all his knee sock wearing activities.

At home, I am pretty sure that Ivan and the cat are in cahoots. I have moved all the ornaments to the top of the tree, but today, I found two chili pepper ornaments in Ivan's pajamas, and I have noticed the cat climbing the tree. So, I have upped both ornament surveillance and feline terror watch. Christmas is in a week. I can make it until then.